Blood clots can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, or race. On average, one person dies from a blood clot every six minutes in the United States. That equals an estimated 274 deaths each day, or about 100,000 deaths a year. Too many lives are lost because public awareness about blood clots is low. Studies consistently show that fewer than one in four people have any recognition of blood clots, or their signs and symptoms. Many of these deaths can be prevented by sharing life-saving information with the people that you know.
